The US president said the contacts were “in depth, detailed and constructive,” and could lead to a “complete and total resolution” of the conflict.

“If the war continues on schedule, more or less six to eight weeks, then the U.S. has succeeded beyond the dreams of war planners,” he said. “People don’t appreciate just how great this war is going.”

Israel says more than 3,000 targets in Iran have been struck since the operation began, with overnight raids hitting missile sites and key regime assets.

Ankara’s balancing act grows more difficult as economic pressure, border instability and strategic tensions reshape its position in the Middle East.

Dispatchers at Magen David Adom’s fortified national operations center in Ramla juggle routine calls alongside red alerts during the war with Iran.

How biblical narratives shape the present.

The initiation of the joint US-Israel military campaign against Iran has precipitated a fundamental refocusing of regional priorities. This unprecedented military undertaking has forcefully shifted the geopolitical center of gravity toward the Persian Gulf, rapidly relegating the Gaza Strip to a secondary theater of operations.

Hundreds of phone calls are being made by Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, along with targeted assassinations of top regime leaders.

Poll shows wide backing for campaign, sharp gaps with Arab respondents on impact and outcomes.